Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid that possesses various beneficial medicinal properties for
human well-being. However, the current extraction technologies and quantification …

Background Fruits and vegetables are healthy because they contain good nutrients and
secondary metabolites that keep the body healthy and disease-free. Post-harvest losses of …

Application of pretreatment methods such as ultrasound and edible coatings is used to
reduce processing time and/or preserve food product quality in drying technology. The aim …

Heat pump (HP) dryers have been used as one of the useful and promising drying
techniques in food industries owing to their low energy consumption and costs, high …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its data-driven counterpart, machine learning (ML), are rapidly
evolving disciplines with increasing applications in modeling, simulation, control, and …

Polysaccharide-based edible coating can be useful as a pretreatment for drying since it
prevents the oxidation of nutritional compounds, thereby improving the quality of dried …

With a high moisture content, fresh peppers are perishable and rot easily. Drying is essential
for shelf-life extension. The natural thin wax layer on the pepper surface hinders moisture …

In this study, three different apple cultivars were dried using five different drying methods
and moisture ratio (MR), moisture content (MC) and drying rate values were determined …

This study aimed to optimize the postharvest blanching and drying process of blueberries
using high-humidity air impingement (HHAIB) and hot-air-assisted infrared (HAIR) heating. A …

This study involved monitoring and modelling the drying kinetics of whole apricots pre-
treated with solutions of sucrose, NaCl, and sodium bisulphite. The drying was performed in …